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1981 04 09 CC Minutes10409 -1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN April 9, 1981 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in regular session on Thursday, April 9, 1981, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall with the following in attendance: Fred T. Philips Jimmy Johnson Perry M. Simmons Mary E. Wilbanks Roy L. Fuller Emmett 0. Hutto Fritz Lanham Dan Savage Randy Strong Eileen P. Hall Absent: Allen Cannon Eileen Caf f ey Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Mayor City Manager Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Councilman Councilwoman The meeting was called to order with a quorum present and the invocation was offered by Councilwoman Wilbanks. Minutes Councilman Philips moved for approval of the minutes of the March 26, 1981, meeting; Councilwoman Wilbanks seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, and Wilbanks Mayor Hutto Nays: None Consider Proposed Resolution No. 764, Canvassing the Results of Municipal Election held April 4, 1981 Council canvassed the returns of the Municipal Election held April 4, 1981 which reflected the following: MR mAvnR Emmett 0. Hutto FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 2 Elaine Rice Wilma J. Taylor Roy L. Fuller FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 3 Fred T. Philips FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 6 912 Votes 320 Votes 79 Votes 988 Votes 821 Votes Mary E. Wilbanks 901 Votes 10409 -2 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 The City Clerk reported to Council that fifty (50) mail ballots had been ordered. Three requests for mail ballots had been received, three ballots had been forwarded to voters; three ballots were mailed back to the City Clerk's office. Those ballots were forwarded to the proper election precincts to be voted on the machines election day. Councilman Johnson moved for adoption of Proposed Resolution No. 764; Councilwoman Wilbanks seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, and Wilbanks Mayor Hutto Nays: None RESOLUTION NO. 764 A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1981, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND THREE (3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS. TWO (2), THREE (3), AND SIX (6) TO SERVE REGULAR TWO YEAR TERMS; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN AND THAT ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. Administer Oaths of Office to Newly Elected Council Members Judge Raymond Donnelly administered oaths of office to the newly elected Council members. Welcome Extended to Councilman Fuller Mayor Hutto welcomed Councilman Fuller to Council and expressed his appreciation to the Council, City Manager and City staff for the professional manner in which city business is conducted. Receive Petitions None City Manager's Report Presentation of award - City Manager, Fritz Lanham, stepped down to the podium and requested that Fire Equipment Operator, Curtis Sweeten and Fire Fighter, Carl Fulbright meet him at the podium. Both gentlemen were presented with awards for Merito- rious Professionalism in Life Saving Action in that these men risked their lives to save that of a small child who was trapped in a home engulfed in flames. The firemen rescued the child and performed CPR until the ambulance unit arrived to carry the child to the Shriner's Burn Center at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. ki 10409 -3 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Thompson Road Water Line - The contractor has success- fully tested the portion of the line between the plant and IH -10 which has enabled the city to connect the twelve -inch line that was laid several months ago along the south side of IH -10. The connection was completed today and water is now being pumped into that line. If everything continues to go well, BAWA water will be available to the city within the next few hours. The contractor is continuing to test the portion of the line from IH -10 south to Decker Drive and make repairs. That portion of line is scheduled to be pressure tested tomorrow afternoon. Since gas has been used in locating the leaks, the contractor has been successful in locating and repairing leaks; therefore, the Administration is hopeful that this same progress will be made on the south part. Entex, Inc. - Council had received in the Council packet information from Entex, Inc. requesting an increase in rates for cost of service adjustment of $ .53 per month. The Council may (1) take no action which means the increase goes into effect automatically May 1, 1981, (2) adopt an ordinance granting the increase or (3) hold a complete rate hearing where expert testimony will be heard. Last year, Entex, Inc. had requested an increase of $ .17 and Council had requested that an ordinance be placed on the agenda. The utility company's representative appeared and explained the reason for the request, but there was no full - fledged hearing. Randy Strong, City Attorney, explained that if the increase is over $100,000 or over 2.5% of last year's revenue, Council would be required to hold a public hearing, but since this request is below that level, Council can handle the matter informally. If Council elected to hold a full - fledged hearing, Council would need to suspend the rates, in which case Council would go into the whole accounting structure. An item in this regard will be placed on the next Council agenda. Population - The City of Baytown's estimate of population for the year 1980 is 58,238 which is very close to census tract information. Adult Commercial Establishment and Massage Parlors - In accordance with Councilman Cannon's request that an ordinance be drafted to regulate adult commercial estab- lishments and massage parlors, Council has been furnished with a draft of such ordinance. The Administration will Place an item on the next Council agenda in this regard. The proposed ordinance has been patterned after ordinances adopted by the City of Houston and Harris County which ordinances have been tested in court and have been ruled valid. Cities Street Finance Measure - There is legislation pending before the Legislature to provide a Cities Street Improvement Fund which would come from the Omnibus Tax Clearance Fund. Included in the Omnibus Tax Clearance Fund are funds derived from motor vehicle sales and use taxes. The amounts that cities will receive is to be based on miles of streets within the cities. In the case of Baytown, based on approximately 306 miles, the city would receive an estimated $403,000. There are several 10409 -4 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 justifications for this. One is that city residents pay a major portion of the motor vehicle taxes. Streets in cities are used by not only city residents, but those who reside outside the city limits. Adoption of this legislation would help cities to keep the tax base lower. A random survey of Texas cities indicate that most are falling behind in street repairs. Therefore, Texas Municipal League is encouraging cities to contact Legislators and ask for support of this measure. A total of $75,000,000 a year would be distributed among the cities from State funds. Currently, one of the activities being funded from the Omnibus Tax Clearance Fund is state highways. Conceivably, cities could be taking some money from that area, but city residents pay part of the motor vehicles sales and use tax. Council concurred that a resolution should be drafted for Council consideration at the next Council meeting. Construction Projects - The State Highway Department Contractor has essentially completed the signals that were being improved with State funds. Community Development Project - The contractor has begun pouring concrete- -one complete lane has been poured on Cherry Street. 1981 Street Improvement - The contractor on the 1981 Street Improvement Program is moving equipment in and plans to begin laying asphalt tomorrow. Several of the streets being improved require only to be overlaid. East District - On the East District Wastewater Improve- ments, virtually all the work has been completed with exception of the lift station. The mechanical equipment for the lift station is scheduled for delivery in June and once that is installed, the entire East District project can be placed in service. Once the equipment is received it will take approximately 6 weeks to install. Drainage - The city is ninety -five (95 %) percent complete on the Ward /Kilgore project and about twenty -five (250) percent complete on MacArthur Street. Harris County Mayor and Councilmens Association - Notice of the next meeting of Harris County Mayors and Councilmens Association has been received. Any member of Council interested in attending should notify the City Manager's office in order that reservations can be made. uestions Regarding City Manager's Report In response to a question from Council, Bill Cornelius, Director of Planning and Traffic, explained that in order to have signals operate in sequence, the master controller must be turned off. Councilman Philips mentioned that he had received 2 -3 complaints over the last month regarding the poor condition of Baker Road between Bayway Drive and the coal plant (south lane). He requested that the Administration contact the county in this regard to request that something be done on an emergency basis or that the city do something on an emergency basis. Councilwoman Wilbanks requested that the Police Department pay particular attention to the two -hour parking restrictions on Texas Avenue. Also, the Administration was asked to remedy the cave -in situation at the corner of Lindenwood and Memorial. 10409 -5 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Representatives of Eden Corporation Will Appear Not present. Ted Kloesel Will Appear Not present. Consider Proposed Ordinance, Calling a Public Hearing on Annexation of Approximately 4.3 Acres West of San Jacinto Mall At the last Council meeting, Council adopted an ordinance setting a hearing for this meeting; however, the notice of hearing was not published in a timely fasion, making it necessary to begin the process again. The proposed ordinance provides for a public hearing for 7:00 p.m. on April 23. Councilwoman Wilbanks moved for adoption of the ordi- nance; Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 3119-A AN ORDINANCE SETTING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 4.3 ACRES MORE OR LESS, ALSO KNOWN AS LONE STAR BANK, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARING; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Consider Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -2, Establishing Policy for Charges to Users of Water Outside City Limits Council has discussed this item at previous meetings and the Administration was instructed at the last Council meeting to place an ordinance which had been considered previously on this agenda. This ordinance will not effect sewer rates, but water rates for users of water outside the City will be $3.00 more than inside the city. In other words, the minimum would be $3.00 more. The Admin- istration recommended approval of the ordinance. Councilman Simmons moved for adoption of the ordinance; Councilman Philips seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Philips, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: Councilman Johnson ORDINANCE NO. 3120 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31, "UTILITIES ", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 31- 56 (f), SERVICE FOR PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. 10409 -6 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Consider Proposed Ordinance, Abandoning a Portion of Bela Avenue, Block 1, Outlawn Terrace Bela Avenue is a twenty -five foot wide dedication off Ward Road along Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Streets. When this area was originally platted, Bela Avenue was dedicated, but never has been opened. The Administration can foresee no reason that this particular dedication would ever be utilized. One of the abutting owners, Ed Shackelford, has requested abandonment of a portion of Bela Avenue. Other abutting owners, Mike McCoy and J. C. Harrison have executed releases. Since Mr. Shackel- ford is a city employee, Mr. Gerald Teel was retained to perform the appraisal to ascertain the fair market value of the property to be abandoned. The fair market value of the property has been established to be $430.00. The Administration recommended approval of the ordinance. Councilman Philips moved for adoption of the ordinance; Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 3121 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT A PORTION OF BELA AVENUE BE VACATED, ABANDONED AND CLOSED; PROVIDING FOR THE QUITCLAIMING OF PART OF THE CITY'S INTEREST IN SAID LAND; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. In response to an inquiry from Council, Mr. Lanham explained that under normal circumstances the tax department would have made the appraisal. Consent Agenda Mayor Hutto explained that unless a council member had a question or expressed the desire to discuss an item separately, the Chair would entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. In response to an inquiry from Council, Mr. Lanham explained that Exxon Drive is a dedicated street and Mr. Cornelius explained that the signals to be placed on Texas Avenue are to bring the system into conformance with 1980 Manuel on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. After those clarifications were made, the consent agenda was considered as set forth in the agenda packet as follows: a. Consider Proposed Ordinance, Awarding Contract for Purchase of Traffic Signal Control Equipment On March 26, 1981 two bids were received for the purchase of traffic signal control equipment which will be used at twelve intersections in various locations of Baytown. The agenda packet includes a tabulation of these bids. The bid of Signal Engineering Co. of Houston is the low bid at a total cost of $65,803. The agenda packet also includes a memorandum from Jim Sanders, Assistant Director of Planning and Traffic, stating the locations of the 10409 -7 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 signal control equipment work. City crews will install these controllers. This work is being carried out in conjunction with the Signalization Program authorized under the 1975 Bond Program. Existing poles and signal heads will be used at most of these locations. Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -4, awards the contract for the purchase of traffic signal control equipment to Signal Engineering, Inc. We recommend approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -4. b. Consider Proposed Ordinance, Awarding Contract for Purchase of Traffic Signal Supports On March 30, 1981, only one bid was received for the purchase of traffic signal supports. Bids were mailed to three different vendors. JEM Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma was the only bidder. That firm's bid totaled $19,285. The traffic signal supports will be used at the following five intersections: Baker and Garth, Baker and Quail Hollow, Texas and Ashbel, Texas and Gaillard, and Texas and Jones. Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -5, awards the contract for the purchase of traffic signal supports to JEM Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc. We recommend approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -5. C. Consider Proposed Ordinance, Awarding Contract for Annual Installation of Traffic Signal Equipment Contracts. On March 30, 1981, four bids were received for the City's annual installation of traffic signal equipment contracts. The agenda packet includes a tabulation of these bids. Baytown Electric Corporation submitted a low bid at a total cost of $23,250. The contractor will work at the intersections of Baker and Garth, Baker and Quail Hollow, Texas and Ashbel, Texas and Gaillard, and Texas and Jones. Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -6, awards the annual installation of traffic signal equipment contract to Baytown Electric Corp. We recommend approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -6. d. Consider Proposed Ordinance, Awarding Bid for Purchase of Swimming Pool Pump Motors On March 30, 1981, four bids were received for the purchase of two swimming pool pump motors for Roseland Park pool. The agenda packet includes a tabulation of these bids. Aquastar Pools, Inc. of Houston, submitted the low bid at a total cost of $3,750. Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -7, awards the bid for the purchase of swimming pool pump motors to Aquastar Pools, Inc. We recommend approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -7. 10409 -8 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 e. Consider Proposed Ordinance, Prohibiting Parking on Exxon Drive At its March 23, 1981 meeting, the Traffic Commission approved a request to prohibit parking on both sides of Exxon Drive from Decker Drive to the dead end. Exxon Drive parallels the Exxon Office Building. Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -8, prohibits parking on both sides of Exxon Drive. We recommend approval of Proposed Ordinance No. 10409 -8. Councilman Johnson moved for the adoption of the Consent Agenda Nos. lla through lle; Councilwoman Wilbanks seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 3122 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF SIGNAL ENGINEERING CO., FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN OF THE SUM OF SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THREE AND N01100 ($65,803.00) DOLLARS. ORDINANCE NO. 3123 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF JEM ENGINEERING FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN OF THE SUM OF NINETEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE & N01100 ($19,285.00) DOLLARS FROM THE 1975 TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOND FUNDS. ORDINANCE NO. 3124 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF BAYTOWN ELECTRIC CORP. FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE ANNUAL INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN OF THE SUM OF TWENTY THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND N01100 ($23,250.00) DOLLARS. ORDINANCE NO. 3125 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE BID OF AQUASTAR POOLS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF SWIMMING POOL PUMP MOTORS AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF BAYTOWN OF THE SUM OF THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY & N01100 ($3,750.00) DOLLARS. ORDINANCE NO. 3126 AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING EXXON DRIVE AS A NO- PARKING ZONE; REPEALING ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED AND N01100 ($200.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION -AND EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. For tabulation, see Attachments A through D respectively. 10409 -9 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Consider Proposed Resolution No. 765, Urging the Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, to Use Current Data in Developing a Flood Plain Study for Goose Creek Stream Council had received a copy of a letter that Mr. Johnnie Busch had written to Mr. Jim Green, Director of Harris County Flood Control District, encouraging the flood control district to request that the U. S. Corps of Engineers use the most recent data available on Goose Creek Stream Study. The proposed resolution also encourages the Corps to use the most recent information available. The Administration recommended approval of the resolution. Councilwoman Wilbanks moved for adoption of the resolution; Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. In response to an inquiry from Council, Mr. Lanham responded since the Corps of Engineers makes the surveys in setting the limits for flood insurance, improvements should make a significant difference. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None RESOLUTION NO. 765 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN RECOMMENDING THAT THE U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS USE THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN PREPARING A NEW FLOOD PLAIN STUDY, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Consider Proposed Resolution No. 766, Requesting Legislative Consideration of City of Baytown's Recommendations Regarding the Redistricting Process The proposed resolution is very similar to the reso- lution adopted by the Chamber of Commerce regarding the boundaries for state representative, senatorial and congressional districts. The proposed resolution suggests that the most important factor in the redistricting process as far as the City Council of the City of Baytown is concerned is that Baytown stay whole and undivided in representation. The suggested boundaries are: A. That the Senate District be bounded on the South by the Houston Ship Channel, on the East by Harris County line, then north and west from the intersection of such boundaries a sufficient distance to make up a contiguous district in east and northeast Harris County. B. That the Congressional District be considered in the same manner as the Senatorial District. C. That the State Representative District be bounded on the west by the San Jacinto River, on the South by the Houston Ship Channel, on the East by the County Line continuing northward within such boundaries a sufficient distance to make up a district. 10409 -10 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Population required for the state representative is just under 95,000; senate seat, 458,980 and congressional seat, 526,977. The Legislature has determined that they will deviate from that as much as 2.5% Jean Shepherd, past Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, was present and stated that early in the redistricting process there was some opposition, but the adoption of the resolution by the Chamber and by the City of Baytown-should strengthen the case for keeping Baytown whole. Steve Donnelly was present and stated that Representative Ed Emmett is on the redistricting committee and supports the efforts to keep Baytown whole with resgard to representation. Councilman Philips moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 766; Councilwoman Wilbanks seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None RESOLUTION NO. 766 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN URGING THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER CERTAIN SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE REDISTRICTING OF THE BAYTOWN AREA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. Consider Cancelling Contract and Readvertising for Bids for Computer Paper At the March 12 Council meeting, Council awarded the contract for estimated annual supply of data processing paper. The low bidder evidently misunderstood what was being requested. When the city takes bids for estimated annual supply, delivery is not taken all at once, purchases are made throughout the year as needed. The low bidder has indicated that he cannot deliver on an annual contract basis. Therefore, the Administra- tion recommended that the bidder be allowed to withdraw the bid and that the Administration be allowed to rebid. The only expense involved in rebiding the item is staff time and publication of the legal notice. The Administration has insisted that the company deliver the first order as one of the conditions of withdrawal of the bid. The supplier has requested that this situation not interfere with his being considered on future bidding. Council concurred that the supplier should certainly read the conditions of the bid prior to bidding on other city contracts. Councilman Philips moved to authorize the Administration to cancel the present contract for purchase of data processing paper and to authorize the Administration to readvertise for contract on annual supply of data processing paper. Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None 10409 -11 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Consider Changing Policy Regarding Flood Insurance Coverage for City Facilities In recent years, the city has insured its buildings and structures against flood damage in an amount equal to the replacement costs of the buildings. Flood insurance premiums have increased substantially in recent months. In fact, in some cases those premiums have tripled. Pat Tobin, Finance Director, has examined the City of Baytown Flood Insurance Coverage and has recommended that the city continue the maximum policy limit of $200,000 on the major buildings - -City Hall, Community Building, Library, the Police Building and Municipal Service Center. He is recommending that on other buildings the city analyze the value of the buildings or structures and that value be set on estimated repair basis. In many cases, this will be $30,000 or less. The Administration recommended approval of this approach. This policy will save the city approximately $4,000 per year. Minimum coverage that the city may acquire is $30,000 and the minimum payment is $50 per month. The city could insure certain structures for the minimum amount of coverage and perform clean up of damages in house. Mayor Hutto inquired if insurance of water towers would be upcoming and suggested that Council would need to take another look at that prospect. Councilman Philips moved to approve the policy change regarding flood insurance coverage for city facilities as set forth by the Administration; Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None Consider Requesting Exxon Participation in Upgrading Signals at Some of Their Plant Driveways The Council Traffic Commission has recommended that Exxon be requested to participate in upgrading signals at Park and Burleson, Bayway and Jacinto and Decker Drive at the entrance to the Olefins Plant. The change would enable the city to set the signals on flashing all hours except peak hours. The Commission discussed the possibility of requesting that these signals be removed, but this recom- mendation is in lieu of that. The signal at the entrance to the Olefins Plant is the master controller which controls all five signals on the Decker system between Rollingbrook and Baker. In order to accomplish the Traffic Commissions's recommendation, the city would have to place the master controller at another intersection, but this would enable the city to place those signals mentioned previously on flashing which now is an impossibility. In response to an inquiry from Mayor Hutto, Bill Cornelius, Director of Planning and Traffic, explained that the lights will not be on demand basis, but will be programmed for peak periods only. No formal contact has been made with Exxon in this regard. Informally, Exxon has indicated there is money available to effect these changes. Exxon has indi- cated a willingness to pay for the necessary equipment and the city will be responsible for installing that equipment. 10409 -12 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 In response to an inquiry, whether this proposed change will help, Bill Cornelius explained that the system is now interconnected and traffic should be able to move through Decker freely if driving the speed limit. Council was achieve what was Mayor Hutto accomplishing on intersections be in the evening. unclear whether this change would actually intended. stated that what he was interested in Decker is that all the signals other than programmed to go to flashing after some point Bill Cornelius stated that with the equipment presently being utilized that cannot be accomplished because the master controller cannot send separate signals to each intersection. Councilman Philips stated that the problem seems to be the city's not Exxon's. If the city wants to deal with this thing, the city needs to expend the funds to cut the Decker/ Baker light out of the master controller and put it on a separate controller. Mr. Lanham pointed out if this is done, the lights will no longer be interconnected. Councilman Philips' responded that he drives Decker each day and the interconnection doesn't alleviate having to stop for the signals. Mayor Hutto concurred. He stated that there is something wrong with the system on Decker because the cross streets are being favored. Councilman Philips stated that another problem is that the traffic going through Baker and Decker is so concentrated on Baker, it needs a different signalization treatment than the other lights and really needs to be disconnected. Bill Cornelius explained that this intersection has been reprogrammed to allow seven cars through prior to changing. Mayor Hutto suggested that perhaps the Administration would want to consider putting timers on the signals at Park and Burleson and San Jacinto at Bayway to put the signals on flashing since those signals are not on an interconnected system. Mr. Lanham stated that if Council desired to go ahead with those two signals and leave out the other, that could be done. Mayor Hutto stated that still leaves the problem with Decker Drive and he would favor outside help if that's what it takes to resolve the problem. Councilman Fuller stated that the problem appears to be fairly complex overall and should be worked at one time if possible. He felt that the item should be tabled for more input from-the parties involved. Councilman Philips stated that he would personally like to have something in writing from Exxon. Mr. Lanham explained that the Administration put the item on the agenda because it was felt that unless Council specifically wanted the Administration to contact Exxon, then Exxon should not be contacted in this regard. 10409 -13 Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 9, 1981 Councilman Philips moved that the City Administration contact Exxon regarding the lights on Bayway at San Jacinto and Park at Burleson with the objective of putting those on automatic flashing during non -peak periods or removal and the other step would be to contact the State to get the Decker /Baker light disconnected so that it can be operated separately and put the others on flashing. Councilman Johnson seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons and Wilbanks Mayor Hutto Nays: Councilman Fuller Consider a Request for Left Turn Bay and Protected Signal - ization for S.H. 146 at James Bowie Drive - Northbound Mr. Gary Gage, Property Manager of Baytown /146 Shopping Center located across from Bay Plaza Shopping Center has requested that a left -turn lane be installed at S.H. 146 at James Bowie - northbound. The Traffic Commission has considered this request and has recommended that this be approved contingent upon all costs being borne by the developer which has been the city's policy on similar situations. The Administration recommended approval of the request. Councilman Johnson moved to approve the request for left -turn bay and protected signalization for S.H. 146 at James Bowie Drive - northbound. Councilman Simmons seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Council members Philips, Johnson, Simmons, Wilbanks and Fuller Mayor Hutto Nays: None Industrial District Policy Councilwoman Wilbanks reported that a packet of information had been placed at each Council seat concerning industrial districts. Councilwoman Wilbanks stated that the Industrial District Committee is prepared to hold a work session with the full Council to take action on the Industrial District Policy as soon as Council feels prepared to do so. The next Council meeting is April 23. The Committee wondered if Council would like to hold a work session and special meeting on Tuesday, April 14. If Council is able to meet and take action that night, there would be a better possibility of meeting the schedule which was originally developed for the bond program. Council scheduled a work session for 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14 and a special session for 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14. There being no further business to be transacted, the meeting was adjourned. Eileen P. Hall, City Clerk -�I'�L �': TRAFF I C S! GNAL CONTROL E U I PMENT BID DA7E� March 26, 1981 7EIV1I QTY I DESCRIP710N CITY OF BAY7OWN BID TAB(�LATION SIGNAL ENGINERING CO. 1 "RAFFIC SUPPLY UNIT EXTENDED UN17"�E)CTENOED UN! TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL EQUIPMENT; per specifictions. 1. 2 each Pretimed Master Controller $5,222.0 $10,444.00 7,950.00 15,900.00 MAKE /MODEL Kentron KMT 4124M - H -SP40 'L�1 2 each Plan 1 Pretimed Secondary Control- $5,222.0 $10,444.00 7,850.00 15,700.00 ler MAKE /MODEL Kentron T 41245 - H -SP40 � 26 1 each Plan 2 Pretimed Secondary Control- $5,124.00$5,124.00 7,260.00 $7,260.00 ler � MAKE /MODEL entron T 41245 - N-SP40 a� 3A I each Plan 2 Pretimed Secondary Control- 5,124.00 $5,124.00 7,260.00 57,260.00 ler � MAKE /MODEL entron T 41245 -H-SP40 3B 4 each ian 3 Pretimed Secondary Control- 4,964.00 $19,856.00 7,260.00 $29,040.00 ler MAKE /MODEL entron T4124S - H -SP40 y 3 each retimed Non - interconnected Con- 4,937.00 $14,811.00 7,260.00 $21,780.00 roller TOTAL BID $ 5, 03.00 9 ,9 0.00 MAKE /MODEL entron T4024 - H -SP40 GROSS TOTA L LESS .DISC. NET IOTA L 1 EX END D � UNIT � EX m E U cd i� TlrLE:.� i s SS+ i�_1 Supports BID Q1�- � DATE; March 30 , 1981 ���.� QTY I DESCRIPTION TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORTS: per specifications. C1TY OF E��4Y7�OW1V B!D TABULATION �• �.m... JEM Engineering, Inc. UNIT EXTENDED UNfT 1. 2 eaci� 35ft /30ft. Double Mast Arm 2,255.00 $ 4,510.00 ?. 1 each 35ft /25ft. Double Mast Arm $ 2,053.00 �. 1 each 30ft /20ft. Double Mast Arm $ 1,770.00 1,. 8 each 30ft. Strain Pole 1,369.00 $10,952.00 TOTAL 19,2 5.00 �_ GROSS TOTAL . LESS DISC. �` NET rOTA L n�� ivFRY N D ED 1 UN! T NDEO 1 UNfT I EXTENDED 1 - . - _ � _�._- ___._._.r._... . CITY OF BAYTOWN TITLE': Annual Installation of Traffic Signal Equipment contract BID TABU_ CATION BID• s `. DATE; Piarch 30, 1981 TEM QTY DESCR1PTlON Baytown Electric Ra,T EXTENDED Pfeiffer Electric UNlT EXTENDED Pfeiffer b Son UNIT X N 0 A -All Elect. Co. UNIT EXTEND D UNIT EX ENDED ANNUAL INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT CONTRACT; per 1. 10 each specifications. 35 foot wood pole $ 500.00 $ 5000.00 $ 591.00 $ 5910.00 500.00 $ 5000.00 493.00 $ 4930.00 2. 10 each Mast arm poles 650.00 $ 6500.00 $ 873.00 $ 8730.00 950.00 $ 9500.00 b38.00 $ 6380.00 3. 4 each Strain pole 700.00 $ 2800.00 $ 873.00 $ 3492.00 805.00 $ 3220.00 690.00 $ 2760.00 4, 6 each Controller base foundations $ 300.00 $ 1800.00 $ 841.00 $ 5046.00 460.00 $ 2760.00 300.00 $ 1800.00 5. 500 feet Conduit - trenched 4.50 $ 2250.00 $ 6.88 $ 3440.00 6.10 $ 3050.00 4.30 $ 2150.00 6. 200 feet Conduit -bored 7.00 $ 1400.00 $ 19.00 $ 3800.00 13.70 $ 2740.00 6.90 $ 1380.00 7. 20 each Removal of old wood pole 175.00 $ 3500.00 $ 115.00 $ 2'300.00 225.00 $ 4500.00 300.00 $ 6000.00 TOTAL 23,250.00 532118.00 S3o77o.00 $25 00.00 Gf-�USS TU lA L LESS DISC. NET TOTAL G I TY 0 F BAYTO WN TITLE WINNING POOL PUMP - MOTORS BID TABULATION 81D� .�'3 DATES �s�rcl, 30. 1981 -- TEM QTY DESCRIPTION Aquas tar Pools, Inc. KNIT EXTENDED Cryor Pool Service B � B Pools UNlT EXTENDED UNIT ND 0 Harvey Enterprises UNlT EXTEND D UNlT EXT NDE �. 2 each SWIMMING POOL PUMP - MOTORS; per 1,875.00 53.750.00 2,065.70 $4,131.40 2,123.0 $4,246.00 2,193.8 54,387.60 specifications. Make /Model Purex C Purex C Purex C Purex C Modern Pools of Houston submitted a bid of $1,133.05 each for the motors only. This bid does not meet the specifications. Delivery A. R. 0. 21 days 30 days 30 days 10 days GKUSS 1 U I!-�L LESS DISC. .� 1VET TOTAL r'� 1VFF?Y - �-- -._.__ — �s- ...� =sss�.